Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦
@kaicable.bsky.social
The civic commons has devolved due to capture by a powerful few leading to over heated rhetoric (don't push my buttons).
Trying to learn from and share informative posts.
Renovating my very old house in Hampton, NB.
Books. Music. Art.
Trying to learn from and share informative posts.
Renovating my very old house in Hampton, NB.
Books. Music. Art.
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Beautiful British Columbia | @KaiCable | Flipboard
Content about Greater #Vancouver and #BritishColumbia focusing on creativity, current social issues and livability.
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I curate two Flipboards with content about both provinces as well as focusing on creativity, current social issues and livability.
Beautiful BC: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...
Beautiful NB: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...
Beautiful BC: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...
Beautiful NB: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...
Trump finally went too far for Stephen Harper
Maybe...
...but Harper is still helping Trump and other far-right authoritarian figures globally.
AND he also helped destroy Canada's sovereignty while in office.
#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
shorturl.at/x6D0T
Maybe...
...but Harper is still helping Trump and other far-right authoritarian figures globally.
AND he also helped destroy Canada's sovereignty while in office.
#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
shorturl.at/x6D0T
Trump finally went too far for Stephen Harper
The former PM has devoted much of his post-political career to helping to empower right-wing political parties, but drew the line at threatening Canada’s existence.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Trump finally went too far for Stephen Harper
Maybe...
...but Harper is still helping Trump and other far-right authoritarian figures globally.
AND he also helped destroy Canada's sovereignty while in office.
#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
shorturl.at/x6D0T
Maybe...
...but Harper is still helping Trump and other far-right authoritarian figures globally.
AND he also helped destroy Canada's sovereignty while in office.
#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
shorturl.at/x6D0T
Billionaire owner, Matthew Moroun, of competing Ambassador Bridge met U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hours before Trumps Gordie Howe Bridge post.
#corruption #bribe #graft
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
#corruption #bribe #graft
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Billionaire owner of Ambassador Bridge met Trump official hours before Gordie Howe Bridge post: NYT report
The New York Times reported that a Detroit-based billionaire and owner of the Ambassador Bridge met with a White House official just hours before Donald Trump posted a threat to halt the opening of th...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Billionaire owner, Matthew Moroun, of competing Ambassador Bridge met U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hours before Trumps Gordie Howe Bridge post.
#corruption #bribe #graft
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
#corruption #bribe #graft
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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In which Nazi 🇺🇸President Bonespurs proves once again that no deal with him is ever really a deal.
Let’s forget about CUSMA, 🇨🇦Canada. He’ll never keep a promise.
Time to hunker down and move on.
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Let’s forget about CUSMA, 🇨🇦Canada. He’ll never keep a promise.
Time to hunker down and move on.
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
In which Nazi 🇺🇸President Bonespurs proves once again that no deal with him is ever really a deal.
Let’s forget about CUSMA, 🇨🇦Canada. He’ll never keep a promise.
Time to hunker down and move on.
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Let’s forget about CUSMA, 🇨🇦Canada. He’ll never keep a promise.
Time to hunker down and move on.
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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Corporate greed, particularly among grocery monopolies, is what’s really driving up food prices in Canada.
“Economists have long argued that Canada’s grocery monopolies need to be broken up to create more competition, leading to lower prices and improved food security.”
“Economists have long argued that Canada’s grocery monopolies need to be broken up to create more competition, leading to lower prices and improved food security.”
Canada needs to break up grocery monopolies and curb corporate greed
Corporate greed, particularly among grocery monopolies, is what's really driving up food prices in Canada.
cultmtl.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Corporate greed, particularly among grocery monopolies, is what’s really driving up food prices in Canada.
“Economists have long argued that Canada’s grocery monopolies need to be broken up to create more competition, leading to lower prices and improved food security.”
“Economists have long argued that Canada’s grocery monopolies need to be broken up to create more competition, leading to lower prices and improved food security.”
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G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 www.carbonbrief.org/g7-falling-b...
G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 - Carbon Brief
The G7 major economies fell behind in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reached a new high.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025 www.carbonbrief.org/g7-falling-b...
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The numbers don’t lie: The housing crisis is not caused by a supply shortage - CCPA share.google/BP272XiuyxGz...
The numbers don’t lie: The housing crisis is not caused by a supply shortage - CCPA
Financialization, not demographics, caused the cost of housing to explode
share.google
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The numbers don’t lie: The housing crisis is not caused by a supply shortage - CCPA share.google/BP272XiuyxGz...
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Missed this on Friday. Bloomberg: Canada Eyes Joint Venture to Build Chinese EVs for Global Export
Melanie Joly says @MagnaInt, @LinamarCorp, @MartinreaInt could build an assembly plan in ON.
I suggested the same strategy in a Sunday essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
Melanie Joly says @MagnaInt, @LinamarCorp, @MartinreaInt could build an assembly plan in ON.
I suggested the same strategy in a Sunday essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
A Modest Proposal for Expanding the Canadian Auto Sector, Especially EVs
Is Magna International's contract manufacturing facility in Graz, Austria a model for Ottawa's auto strategy?
markhamhislop.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Missed this on Friday. Bloomberg: Canada Eyes Joint Venture to Build Chinese EVs for Global Export
Melanie Joly says @MagnaInt, @LinamarCorp, @MartinreaInt could build an assembly plan in ON.
I suggested the same strategy in a Sunday essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
Melanie Joly says @MagnaInt, @LinamarCorp, @MartinreaInt could build an assembly plan in ON.
I suggested the same strategy in a Sunday essay.
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...
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Mark Carney's liberals quietly put money down on 14 more F-35s in addition to the 16 already contracted for.
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada discreetly puts money down on 14 additional F-35s | CBC News
Ottawa has started to make payments for key components for 14 additional U.S.-built F-35s, even as the Carney government has been reviewing future fighter-jet purchases in the context of trade tension...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Mark Carney's liberals quietly put money down on 14 more F-35s in addition to the 16 already contracted for.
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Forget Nuclear, Gas, Hydro. Geothermal is the Future of Electricity
It's ready to scale and Canada is a global leader thanks to companies like @eavor Technologies.
Also, advanced geothermal pairs very nicely with wind and solar.
@ember-energy.org
youtu.be/auWPh9R0H1Q
It's ready to scale and Canada is a global leader thanks to companies like @eavor Technologies.
Also, advanced geothermal pairs very nicely with wind and solar.
@ember-energy.org
youtu.be/auWPh9R0H1Q
Forget Nuclear, Gas, Hydro. Geothermal is the Future of Electricity
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Forget Nuclear, Gas, Hydro. Geothermal is the Future of Electricity
It's ready to scale and Canada is a global leader thanks to companies like @eavor Technologies.
Also, advanced geothermal pairs very nicely with wind and solar.
@ember-energy.org
youtu.be/auWPh9R0H1Q
It's ready to scale and Canada is a global leader thanks to companies like @eavor Technologies.
Also, advanced geothermal pairs very nicely with wind and solar.
@ember-energy.org
youtu.be/auWPh9R0H1Q
Not sure how this asshat MAGA white supremacist and Klan fan got on my timeline…
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Not sure how this asshat MAGA white supremacist and Klan fan got on my timeline…
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
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More than half of the world’s new electric cars are now plugging into Chinese sockets instead of lining up at gas stations. By 2024, it is estimated that China’s EV sales were growing about 40% year on year, even as some Western markets stumbled.
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
China sold 11 million electric vehicles in one year, leaving less room for the oil it used to buy from Venezuela
But there is a basic question lurking behind the headlines. Who will actually need that oil in the years ahead? For years, China has been one of Venezuela’s
www.ecoticias.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
More than half of the world’s new electric cars are now plugging into Chinese sockets instead of lining up at gas stations. By 2024, it is estimated that China’s EV sales were growing about 40% year on year, even as some Western markets stumbled.
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
www.ecoticias.com/en/china-sol...
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It's insane to expect a banker and private equity senior executive to negotiate an agreement with the US that protects the interests of the working class
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It's insane to expect a banker and private equity senior executive to negotiate an agreement with the US that protects the interests of the working class
While I was sick over the holidays I watched 7 seasons, and became hooked on, the series Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
I like the formula shifter behind the steering wheel and can see drivers accidentally hitting that when turning in a high stress situation. ;)
supercarblondie.com/ferrari-luce...
I like the formula shifter behind the steering wheel and can see drivers accidentally hitting that when turning in a high stress situation. ;)
supercarblondie.com/ferrari-luce...
Ferrari officially names its first EV and reveals a thoughtfully crafted interior from Apple’s former design boss
As it launches its first EV later this year, the first look at the Ferrari Luce has been revealed, boasting cutting-edge tech from ex-Apple designer Jony Ive
supercarblondie.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
While I was sick over the holidays I watched 7 seasons, and became hooked on, the series Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
I like the formula shifter behind the steering wheel and can see drivers accidentally hitting that when turning in a high stress situation. ;)
supercarblondie.com/ferrari-luce...
I like the formula shifter behind the steering wheel and can see drivers accidentally hitting that when turning in a high stress situation. ;)
supercarblondie.com/ferrari-luce...
BC Greens won't renew accord with BC NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments
#bcpoli #canada
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5984...
#bcpoli #canada
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5984...
BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments
The BC Green Party has announced it will not be renewing an accord with the governing NDP when it expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provincial government with its one-se...
www.castanet.net
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
BC Greens won't renew accord with BC NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments
#bcpoli #canada
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5984...
#bcpoli #canada
www.castanet.net/news/BC/5984...
Dark Money, US Think Tanks and a Canadian TV Network
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #disinformation #maga
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #disinformation #maga
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Dark Money, US Think Tanks and a Canadian TV Network | The Tyee
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Dark Money, US Think Tanks and a Canadian TV Network
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #disinformation #maga
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
#cdnpoli #canada
#boycottusa #disinformation #maga
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Mark Carney's liberals quietly put money down on 14 more F-35s in addition to the 16 already contracted for.
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada discreetly puts money down on 14 additional F-35s | CBC News
Ottawa has started to make payments for key components for 14 additional U.S.-built F-35s, even as the Carney government has been reviewing future fighter-jet purchases in the context of trade tension...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Mark Carney's liberals quietly put money down on 14 more F-35s in addition to the 16 already contracted for.
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #canada #elbowsdown
#conservative #ndp #green
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
globalnews.ca/news/1166021...
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
globalnews.ca/news/1166021...
Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge | Globalnews.ca
Trump called for immediate negotiations that he said would seek U.S. ownership of 'at least one half' of the new bridge and trade route between Ontario and Michigan.
globalnews.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
globalnews.ca/news/1166021...
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada
#boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
globalnews.ca/news/1166021...
Trump’s Fed Chair pick won’t save the dollar
Interesting talk - note it was before the gold/silver rally -, but mostly about economics and a likely falling US dollar.
unherd.com/watch-listen...
Interesting talk - note it was before the gold/silver rally -, but mostly about economics and a likely falling US dollar.
unherd.com/watch-listen...
Trump’s Fed Chair pick won’t save the dollar
Following a historic price crash for gold and silver after President Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dismantle the orthodoxies surrounding t...
unherd.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Trump’s Fed Chair pick won’t save the dollar
Interesting talk - note it was before the gold/silver rally -, but mostly about economics and a likely falling US dollar.
unherd.com/watch-listen...
Interesting talk - note it was before the gold/silver rally -, but mostly about economics and a likely falling US dollar.
unherd.com/watch-listen...
China has reportedly told banks to scale back holdings of US government debt
It's not entirely geopolitical positioning, but also limiting loss to a falling US dollar entirely of Trumps making...
www.businessinsider.com/treasury-bon...
It's not entirely geopolitical positioning, but also limiting loss to a falling US dollar entirely of Trumps making...
www.businessinsider.com/treasury-bon...
China regulators wants banks to scale back holdings of US government debt
A report on Monday said regulators told banks in China to dial back Treasury holdings. Bond yields edged higher and the dollar dropped.
www.businessinsider.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 AM
China has reportedly told banks to scale back holdings of US government debt
It's not entirely geopolitical positioning, but also limiting loss to a falling US dollar entirely of Trumps making...
www.businessinsider.com/treasury-bon...
It's not entirely geopolitical positioning, but also limiting loss to a falling US dollar entirely of Trumps making...
www.businessinsider.com/treasury-bon...
'It is Europe’s tragedy that it made itself reliant for its defence and technology on somebody with whom it no longer shares its basic values.'
Are you listening Canada?
#cdnpoli #maga #maplemaga #boycottusa #fascistusa
unherd.com/2026/02/maga...
Are you listening Canada?
#cdnpoli #maga #maplemaga #boycottusa #fascistusa
unherd.com/2026/02/maga...
MAGA will win the media war
unherd.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
'It is Europe’s tragedy that it made itself reliant for its defence and technology on somebody with whom it no longer shares its basic values.'
Are you listening Canada?
#cdnpoli #maga #maplemaga #boycottusa #fascistusa
unherd.com/2026/02/maga...
Are you listening Canada?
#cdnpoli #maga #maplemaga #boycottusa #fascistusa
unherd.com/2026/02/maga...
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I've got a new major essay in The Ideas Letter - on the need to rethink socialism in the age of AI www.theideasletter.org/essay/social...
Socialism After AI - The Ideas Letter
Morozov argues that socialist attempts to harness AI have merely treated it like earlier tools of capitalist production—as a neutral instrument that can simply be redirected. In fact, he says,…
www.theideasletter.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I've got a new major essay in The Ideas Letter - on the need to rethink socialism in the age of AI www.theideasletter.org/essay/social...
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Don’t believe the oil/gas industry backed talk about Cdns not adapting to EVs - before PM Carney paused the EV mandate LPC Govt EV rebate program ended, 18% of all DVs sold in 2024 were EVs - well on the way to reaching the global avg of 20%.
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Don’t believe the oil/gas industry backed talk about Cdns not adapting to EVs - before PM Carney paused the EV mandate LPC Govt EV rebate program ended, 18% of all DVs sold in 2024 were EVs - well on the way to reaching the global avg of 20%.
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"The high rate of #foodinsecurity in Canada is really about wages and the social safety net."
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Even Full-Time Workers Struggle to Afford Food in Canada: Study | The Tyee
Researcher Tim Li says it’s a sign that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.
thetyee.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"The high rate of #foodinsecurity in Canada is really about wages and the social safety net."
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
The Alberta Republican Party released a list of 18 sitting UCP MLAs that it says are in favour of the province separating from Canada.
Now that these MLA's've been outed - some are trying to distance themselves from their positions.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #canada #maplemaga
shorturl.at/bBaN3
Now that these MLA's've been outed - some are trying to distance themselves from their positions.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #canada #maplemaga
shorturl.at/bBaN3
Is your MLA an Alberta separatist? The Republicans list draws controversy
The controversy surrounding UCP on the issue of Alberta independence continues with the Alberta Republican Party releasing a list of MLAs that it says are in favour of the province separating from Can...
calgary.citynews.ca
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The Alberta Republican Party released a list of 18 sitting UCP MLAs that it says are in favour of the province separating from Canada.
Now that these MLA's've been outed - some are trying to distance themselves from their positions.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #canada #maplemaga
shorturl.at/bBaN3
Now that these MLA's've been outed - some are trying to distance themselves from their positions.
#bcpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #canada #maplemaga
shorturl.at/bBaN3